Craig Perry

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Craig Perry has been perfecting his uniquely elegant style for many years. Trained at the Governor's School for the Arts for classical and jazz guitar under Dr. Sam Dorsey, Jeff Smith and Chris Batson, Craig helped win the Gibson Award from the Grammy in the Schools. He has a BM Degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University where he studied with David Robinson...
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Craig Perry has been perfecting his uniquely elegant style for many years. Trained at the Governor's School for the Arts for classical and jazz guitar under Dr. Sam Dorsey, Jeff Smith and Chris Batson, Craig helped win the Gibson Award from the Grammy in the Schools. He has a BM Degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University where he studied with David Robinson and was a recipient of the Jesú Silva Merit Scholarship. He has performed in Master Classes led by world renowned players such as Scott Tennant, William Kanengiser, Mathew Greif and John Dearman of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Sérgio and Odair Assad, Jason Vieaux, and John Patykula. He has performed in distinguished locations such as The Roper Theater and The Chandler Recital Hall in Norfolk, VA; The Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, The James W. Black Music Center, and The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, VA; The Cavalier Hotel and The Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach, VA. The Prado at Balboa Park and The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, CA; as well as Duke University's Nelson Music Room and The Nasher Museum in Durham, North Carolina. In October of 2013, Craig released his debut, solo-classical guitar album of all original compositions, "Himself", receiving high-acclaim and challenging the conventional image of the classical guitar.